Garment hanger



April 6, 1948.

R. H. WOLLIN GARMENT HANGER Filed July 1, 1946 FIG-1.7

INVENTOR. ROBERT H. WOLLJ N ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 6, 1948 2,439,355

GARMENT HANGER Robert H. Wollin, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to William J. Nesbitt, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application July 1, 1946, Serial No. 680,635 7 1 Claim. (01. 223-96) This invention relates to improvements in garacross th idt of th garment portion clamped ment hangers and more particularly to trouser in the hanger and an upwardly extending neck and Skirt h portion 3. The hanger members I are symmetri- The prin ip l o j t and purpose of my invencal and are hinged together at 4 at the upper ends t is to id a garm nt an r of a d si n of the neck portions 3 so that the hanger may be which enables the garment clamping members of opened and closed in the use of the device.

the hanger to be stamped from sheet metal, such The hanger members I in accordance with my a sheet s f r rigidity and strength of the invention are each made in sheet or plate form hanger and inexpensiveness of production. with the. base and neck portions 2, 3 of each A further Object o my invention is to p de member in co-planar relation and fixedly cont e h n r m m r in the form f st mpin s nected together at their juncture, as when each whereby the cross and neck portions of each member I is fashioned in one-piece form from member will be integrally connected and in subsheet metal or sheet steel in a stamping operastantially co-planar relation. tion. This provides a relatively light and inex- A further object of my invention is to provide pensive hanger construction, yet sufficiently rigid the S p s in Channel fo m With a arginal and strong for the intended use of the device.

flange extending about each hanger member for When produced as metal stampings, the hanger s t yet lightness in construction. members I are given channel form, the members A further object of my invention is to connect I being arranged in assembled relation with their the hanger members at the upper ends of the neck channels 5 opposed and facing each other as portions by an improved hinge means to be hereshown in Fig. 6. The channels 5 extend throughinafter described. outthe extent of the members I and at the base A further object of my invention is to provide portions 2 accommodate the felt or resilient pads t hanger rs w th opp sed slots or ways 6 which are glued or otherwise fixed in place to and a key element slidably mounted therein to provide yielding gripping surfaces for the hanger clamp the hanger members in closed or garment members to prevent slippage of a garment article clamped therebetween. The members: I are The invention consists further in the strucclamped against the interposed garment article tural features and combinations of parts hereinby a key I to be presently described.

after described and claimed. The key I is slidably engaged with the neck In e a p ng drawing portions 3 in slots orways 8, 8 therein, there be- Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of my improved ing one slot or way 8 in each neck portion 3, as garment hanger; shown in Figs. 1 and 6.. The slots 8 are opposed Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line and extend longitudinally or lengthwise of the 0f respective neck portions 3 from adjacent their Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on line upper ends just short oi the hinge 4 to adjacent 3-3 of Fig. 1 through the upper portion of the or into their base or cross-portions 2 as shown hanger to show the details of the hinge means; in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on The key 1 is preferably made of metal or other line 4-4 of Fig. 1 to show the stops on the hanger desired rigid material and is slidable along the members for the hook element; slots 8 in the opening and closing of the hanger Fi 5 is a longit dinal sectional view through members I as shown in Fig. 2, wherein the memt hin e means; bers I are shown in open and closed positions.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view through the neck portions of the hanger device to show the is moved to the upper ends or the slots 8 by the form of the locking key; hanger members I as they are swung apart about Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional View at the key the hinge 4 to open the hanger to release or retaken on line 1-4 of Fig. 6; and ceive a garment article. When the members I Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevational view of a are swung towards each other to clamp the garmodified form of construction to be hereinafter ment article therebetween the key 1 drops downdescribed. wardly in the slots 8 until arrested by the diver- As shown in the drawing, the g r en h n r gent relation of the hanger members whereupon of my invention comprises a pair of opposed g a the key is forced further downward of the slots ment clamping members I, I, each having a base to tightly clamp the garment in the hanger. portion 2 of a length to extend substantially The key 1 extends through the slots 8 as before 45 in dotted and full lines, respectively. The key 1 mentioned and has head portions 9, 9 at its opposite ends to extend across the slots on the outer sides of the hanger members I. This retains the key I in connected relation with the slots 8 and provides means on the key to engage the neck portions 3 and force them to closed position to clamp the arment article therebetween. In this respect the inner edges'ii'i, ii of the head portions 9 have acammihg action on the neck pcrtions 3 and are beveled to coact easily therewith as the key is moved down the slots to tightly clamp the hanger members i on the garment.

The pads 6 when in contact with the garment article hold the neck portions 3 in a divergent relation from the hinge means 4 and the. key 1 has a wedging action thereon to increase the clamping pressure on the garment: article asthe.

key is forced downwardly on the neck portions, 3, The inner edges III, In of the heads 9 of the key" are curved or deflected outwardly to confine the contact. of" the heads 9 with; the outer surfaces of" neck portions; salons-the edges orthe: slots 8-,1 prevents the heads: 9: of the. key 1 scrapmg: on: the? coating on the neck portions 3' the: shdin'g movement. of: the key.

The hanger device has a. hook element. i IE at its upper end; to. support the device: with or without a: garment from an overhead support in a: closet, wardrobe or. the like. The hook element H is connected to. the: hinge means 4. to: be presently described;

The midi-portion i of the key I is generally rectangular and has: a dimension to: extend: through the slots 8: with sufii'cient: clearance tor ease of movementof the: key along the slots; The non circular shape of the; mid-portion t2 keeps the key: tronr turningin the slots: 8 and, hence, the key is maintained in. operative connection at all: times; with the neck portions 3.

The hinge? means tcompri'ses: a hinge pin t3: mounted in cars M'- on the flanges [5i along the outer edges or the hanger members k about thechannels 5.- Theseflanges; extend. inwardlyand strengthen the hanger members I and en-- able: them to be. made: of relatively thin gauge sheet metal for lightness in; weight, of the hanger device as: a whole. The ends,- or, the pinis areupset; to hold the pin in place.

Rotatably mounted on thepin- Id between theears it is a sleeveit, to W'hl'bh the hook. element H: fSzfiXEd. The sleeve Hi; enables the: hook H to; he swung: laterally, the extent of this move-- ment being limited by' the upper portions t5aof. the: flanges ['5 along the sides of the sleeve i6; as; shown. in; Figs. 3' and. L It will; be noted in Fig. 45 that the; flange: portions, tfia: have; notches t? to receive thehook element, I! I: at therextremes of its lateral movement.

i The hanger members: I; may be provided along the: slots 8: with: a series of notches; i8 which hold the key 1* its several locking: positions along the: slots 8'; This guards against accidental slip page. of: the. key' from its locking positions. The: heads Q of the.

This modification is shown in Fig. 8 where the slot is indicated as 8a and the key as 1a.

The hanger device shown and described is simple and inexpensive in construction and being comprised of a design which may be stamped from sheet metal may be produced most economically. The hanger members I at the juncture of the portions 2, 3 are. given curved form as shown in, Fig. 1 to enhance their appearance.

The details of construction and arrangement of parts shown and described may be variously changed and modified without departing from the; spirit and scope of my invention, except as pointed. out in the annexed claim.

V I" claim asmy invention:

A garment hanger of the character described comprising, a pair. of garment members, each having, a .base or cross-portion and an upwardly extending neck portiom said hanger members having inwardly extending marginal flanges to give thehanger members channel form, said flanges continuing tothe upper ends of the neck portions and there provided with overlapping ear portions, a hinge pin extending through said ear portions and fixed thereagainst to hi'ngedly con;- nect the hanger members together, said members having substantially co-pl'anar outer surfacescoextensive with the hanger members and extending to the extreme upper ends of the neck k y I. engage in. the notches; i8;

portions, the latter having substantially central-. 1y disposed slots therein extending lengthwise of the neck portions from just short of said hinge pin to said cross portions; a key element having a substantially rectilinear shank extending through said slots with a non-rotative fit therein and provided at its opposite ends with rectilinear headsextending cross-wise of the slots and laterally beyond the same, said heads being engageable. with the outer sides of the neck portions along, the slots and having inclined, surfaces complementary to the angularity of the neck portions to. move the garment members into clamping re1atiion inthe movement, of the key element. towards the cross-portions oi the hanger members, av sleeve. revolvably mounted; on the hinge, pin and having its ends opposed to the ear portions, and a hook member fixed to the sleeveiorsuspending the hanger member from. an overhead: sup.-

1 port, said flanges at the upper ends of. the. neck portions being substantially parallel to the sleeve and limiting, the lateral swing movement of the hook member.

- ROBERT H.

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